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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-21

TIE hops pers0nally n fka Lona.,u
warehouse. Vet a. sbirrne sr,s.', -.
81 no means rerfeeL W~rw ~rr,r,le-
were shat ths EnrIish fe-rr,si : 49,
4n4 Ho@E4y frnm &he excess az rs1ffs-
tufe - fhen whsn h1l1t This k-sr,-.
49, - y - ether quality % make q per
feet kUp--and hat II. 4 rnrIes' - vrfasrI.
Z seN I'VE cents 4 pound difference
quality, IN favor 81 thosr ras,ar,Ie~ : -
ses{ gers but little broken over those
LAftsriy have haied substantially
= ia-t ~ EuFed that q, hops. sav
"a. g. are cured On Monday VII s. kaissi
~ fhursday OF Friday Of the sane
Neek AID hAEe turned my Pnynllup
ateaoase into dry houses, aud simply
rAse WnaS Is called cooling room.
~ TACT however Il had my choice
thAt =, 4 could reach doing i'll
soa,d pour the hops OF the kin into
tae Saaer while yet warm. A greater
waste q capital IN my business 8 NOT
2 q seen anywhere than in the great
eApacto1s warehouses dotfing this
county Al over, wherever there i 8
mop yard. The first English hon
!" loft that ever entered !. cslrei =
me Of wanting q warehouse in which
70 store INHALED hops.
This brings as to the question al
bales and bAling hops. We ought Is
discard the Harris press, or any rress
that requires tramping, Just as soon
as good, reliable, cheap elf-paeking
press can be had. The Requirement.
q the trade run IN the direction Of too
heavy bales. While we cannot eifectI
the change suddenly, because az he
rules OF the trade, vet we can take A.
vantage Of the Lowest limit Is 70 the
weight Of bales. The great ana in
ereasing value Of The Washington hon
4 because Of its keeping QUALITY AnT
hop viii keep best In light weight bales.
In fact, for that matter, If kent ia 4
dry, dark, tight warehouse, hops would
keep better without baling at al until
wanted for consumption. I am aware
that many in the hop business are not
ready 70 admit this fact, for fact il L.
Archibald Mcmillan, Of Sumner, one
loW-prieed year did not bafe his hons
until the following August, and then
0aled and shipped them 70 San Fran
cisco where they we're sold and brought
the price Of new hops, and were not
known as old. That veteran hon
dealer and close observer, Chs. Greene
Of New York, told me he had often
and often noticed that the lightweight /
bales OF old hops were the best, and
better stu were those carried over
without baling.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-21

The time is past when one may
/" drift " into the hop business and
hunt their methods by experimenting,
as the early pioneers in the business
did, without mourning greater losses
than they did. At best there viii be
loss enough toindividuals. 1t Is bound
to come, let the price be high or low.
Some people viii rush into the
business, whether in suitable locality
or not; some without sufficient means
to carry the undertaking through;
others, refusing or negiecting 10 profit
by the experience of others, will meet
with losses from blunders made that
might be avoided, and so on through
the list Of causes for the future as web
as the past. ! would advise any one
contemplating engaging in the business
70 20 and serve as an apprentice first;
maybe then he will avoid loss, or find
he had better stay out entirely.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-21

The reason for this IS not hard 10
lind. The virtue Of the hop Is In the
lupuline or yellow dust. Let any one
take q strong magnifying glass and
place the Leaf or bract OF a well ma.
tured hop under il. He will see that
this lupuline Is composed Of little balls
or pellets adhering loosely 30 the leaf.
Botanists tell us these are encased in a
very delicate covering easily broken.
Our method Of baling, submitting the
hop 10 a heavy pressure, unquestiona-
bly, break great numbers of these. thus
allowing the volatile matter 70 escape
or deteriorate in value. This Is indie
pendent Of the breaking up OF the hop
Itself, although more damage doubt
less occurs where the hop is also
broken.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Left to shiver BY Burglars.

DETRoT, May GA reign ofterror prevail
ed in the Northeastern part oftown Tuesday
night Burglars robbed several houses from
cellar to attic. and even carried off the bed
clothes, leaving women and children to
Shiver
The experience ofthe family of August No
wax, l3 Florence Street. is similar TO all. In
the family are several fnll-grown girls The
young women awoke, shiyeringa and cold, and
found themselves uncovered and the bed
clothes gone One missed a string of beads
from her neck, another had lost ring. a
search of the house showed a window open,
bed-clothing gone from other beds occupied
by smaller children and all the clothes strip
ped off their occupants.
Mr. Nowak built fire and the women
huddled around it, When Nowak clad in a
paIr of overalls. went to the Gratiot Avenue
Station aud reported the burglary he WIS
Joined by John Marsburger, 442 Grandy
Avenue, also half clad, who reported sim
liar state of things
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
A Powder Mill Blows Up. Killing one
Man and lnJuring Two Others.

WmKEsBARRE, May THE corning mill
ofthe Lain Powder Company's powder mills,
situated on the mountain side just above
Patiiston. exploded from some unknown
cause at noon to-day. There was over l,2O0
pounds of powder in the mill at the time,
and tie shock was terrific II was plainly
felt in this city, and the cloud of smoke and
rubbish which shot up 400 feet in the air
above the mills, was visible 10 miles away.
At the time the explosion occurred the last
charge ofpowder was being run through, and
only one man, Joseph Frazer, was in the
building.
He was instantly killed, and his body,
when found. was terribly mangled under the
ruins and burned to a crisp. Two other
men, Amos Cummings and John Werl, who
were at work not far from the mill, were
knocked down and badly bruised and cut by
tine flying d,-lsris which was scattered over an
area of many acres. 4 number of goodsized
trees that stood near the building were up
rooted and blown down. The mills employ
about 40 men. and have capacity of about
5.0Oo pounds per day This was the last day
of work prior to a months suspension for ne
pairs. The loss will be $1,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Arizona Shaken Up.

Trosox Nav Am eartbonake occurred
bere at ,.,o Yesterday afternoon. No person
WINS ;ninred Considerable damage was done
os s,or.s and many hons,s were NOR. or les
cracked the shock was aceompanied bv a
umbl;ng sound. MANY clocks were stopped
and the entire populatieD of the city took TO
tJ,. streets terror stricken. The Court Honse
c1pola swaved like the mast of a ship in a
turbulent sea and the building itself seemed
a. ,bonyb II vere topplins over
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Terrible Loss OF Life.

GUAYMAs, Mexico, May s. The earth
quake of May started terrible volcanic
eruption at Bahispe, destroying, Moctezuma
killing l50 persons, and igniting the woods.
Twenty persons were killed at Oputo by the
falling of buildings. Many people Were in
inred at Granadas and Gusehar which towns
were almost destroyed
TucsoN, A. r., May S.-Another violent
earthquake is reported inthe San Jose noun
tains, 40 miles south Of Fort Huachueha, in
Sonora General Forsyth has sent an explo-
ring party 10 investigate. A party who has
Just returned from the San Catalina noun
tains reports the canons full Of water. The
water was brought to the surface by the
earthquake This is a great boom for this
region as there are thousands ofaeres of good
farming land AT the base of these mountains
which only needs water to make il valuable.
Another good effect of the earthquake is the
opening of two large gold veins, which We're
discovered in the Catalina mountains at u
point where the whole side Of the mountain
slid down. Several prospecting parties left
to-day to locate claims.
Benson dispatch says that place expert
enced several shocks Yesterday the heaviest
one occurring at 4:30 last evening, lasting
about ten seconds.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
A Lunatic Presides Over a Company
of Stolen Bodies.

ST. JoHNs, n. b., May 5.--For the past
three months this city has been exercised by
most mysterious grave robberies in the Car
Teton cemetery here. Some twenty graves
have been opened and robbed despite the
most stringent precautions taken to capture
the thieves. Last night clue was found
A belated pedestrian having been chased in
the neighborhood of the graveyard by fig
ure he saw climbing over the wall he out
distanced his pursuer and at safe distance
saw the stranger make Off in certain direc-
ton. This morning the police traced the
supposed ghost and found hiding in dilap-
idated shanty in Sussex near here Thomas
Yondale, a dangerous lunatic who month
ago escaped from the State Asylum. In the
cabin were all the missing corpscs. dressed in
their grave clothes and the flesh falling from
their bodies. Yondale denied that they were
dead. saying they were visitors of his, and
fought like tiger when arrested He was
mass of filth and had dug the bodies up with
his hands and a sharp stone. The defuncts
were all reinterred this afternoon
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
A New Senator.

CHARLEsroN, w. VA, May 5.-The Senate
and Lower House met in joint assembly at
noon to-day for the purpose ofelectinga Un-
tied states Senator. There were eighty nine
members present. OF this number forty q
were required to elect The vote resulted as
follows: G. j. Faulkner (Dem.), is; Flick
I,ep) 81 Barbce, (GreenbacS), g. Camden
(Dem.).I /; r. 3 Brown, /; Whitaker, 2
Faulkner having received thenecessary num-
ber of votes was declared elected.
Judge Faulkner is a son of the late Charles
James Faulkner, who represented Virginia
ana West Virginia in the Congress of the
United States before the late war and served
ms minister TO France under the adminstra-
ton of President Buchanan. When war be-
came imminent the new Senator's fail re-
turned To America 10 settle mp his afftrs and
WAS in Washington when Pennsylvania
was arrested in West Virginia. Mr. Faulk-
nel. as a West Virgipian, was arrested by the
Union authorities and held until an exchange
was made Subsequently he became chief ol
: M wall Jackson's staff. Reinga keen bus
iness man and not feeling certain as 10 how
the war would result, be took the preca iion
q. investing half the $4,000 he owned in
United States bonds and half in Confederate
bonds To this fact is due the good financial
position of his son.
The Senator elect was born III Martinsburg
w. Va. where he now resides, and Is about
10 years old. He is by profession lawyer
He was elected Judge of the Thirteenth Judi
cial Circuit and has held the office mp 70
this time. He is considered one of the ablesi
Judges in the state and is universally popu-
lar with all classes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
An Appalling Mine Disaster.


FIc1onfA, b. e., May 4 A terrible expIo-
sion occurred in No. / slisfi OF the Victoria
coal company's mines at Nanaino. at @
o'clock last night. One hundred and fifty
men are believed 10 have been in the mine at
the time. Al midnight several bodies have
been recovered, and few persons seriously
burned we're rescued at thesa time. These
numbered twelve ii: all. There were little
hopes Of recovering alive any Of those still in
the mine. A r,Scuiug party went down. bat
owing 10 black damp were unable 10 reach
anything. A man named Hudson, of the
rescuing party. died shortly after coming out
of the mine. The scene around the shaft was
most heartrending. A special train carrying
surgeons from Victoria arrived at Nanaimo
at O'Clock this morning,
The first intimation of the disastrous ex-
| plosion which reached those on the surface
was a terrific shock, ioIlowedby an outburst
OF thick black smoke through the air shaft.
The first explosion was quickly followed by
a second one, stronger than the first. Itear-
ried pieces of wood, miners lamps, etc, hun
dreds of feet in the air.
In few minutes flames began TO issue
through the airshaft with IA loud, roaring
noise. The fanhouse soon caught fire and
was qncldy consumed. In the meantime 8
white men and Chinese were brought up
through No /, or the hoisting shaft j. r.
Gibson. oyerman, miraculously escaped from
the lower slope by picking his way to the
stables, where he was met by the rescuers.
Rescuing parties continued in the attempt to
reach the entombed men, but were able 10
save only fifteen, when they were overcome
by the aftcrlamp and had to be rescued by
Others
The friends of those imprisoned below
were looking for the missing, but little hopes
are entertained for their safety. At a late
hour it was still burning. and il win be
impossible to attempt a rescue before it is
subdued
1t was believed last night that the fire in
the air shaft of shaft No | lad been extingu-
ished, and that only a small body Of fame
existed between the air aud main shaft. The
danger of the gas being driven into the fire
is not past and fears are entertained that the
whole place may be blown mp. lfit should
occur, the catastrophe would be the greatest
reported in the history of coal mining The
cause of the explosion is unknown.
Jules Michel, one of the injured. says he
was eating supper in shaft No. when he
heard the conclusion. All scrambled for
the exits but were soon unconscious. He
says the explosion was simply terrific.
Everything became dark at once John
Lynch, another of the injured, has been de-
mented ever since the accident, 1t is Thought
he will die, having inhaled gas. sam Hud-
son, one of the killed, was aminer ofgreat ex-
pcricnce. 1t is estimated that there are fifty
or seventy five Cinnamon in the mine. The
grief of the women is terrible. They tear
thier hair and walk up and down before the
shaft, and some of them want TO 20 into the
cage to find their husbands.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Stor m in Ligonier Valley.

PTTTsHURG, May 5.-Walter Butler, son
of Depot Master Butler, was passenger on a
train on the Iigonier Valley Railroad yes
terday afternoon which encountered the
terrific storm between i.igonier and La
trobe.
He said this morning that the storm was
one OF the most severe that has occurred in
that section for years. The hail swept over
the mountain in such rapidity that it looked
like a milk white cloud. for a time complete
ly shutting off the mountain peaks from
view. The hail was as large as walnuts.
Between Lgonier and Latrobe the lowlands
were transformed into lakes in short time.
The railroad track was partially submerged
and the passenger train was delayed after the
storm until tIe crew shoveled the mud and
gravel from the tracks.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Six Boys and a Gun.

WILNISGroN, y. C., May This morning
six negro boys, aged Is to Il years, were at
the wharf ofthe Wilmington Compress pre-
pairing to get across Cape Fear river to shoot
rice birds One named Grant Best had bor-
rowed a double-barreled gun from a negro
man, which, he says had no caps on the
tubes, and he did not know it was loaded.
While in the act of blowing out one of the
tubes the hammer fell and one barrel was
disch arged, killing instantly Ed Smith and
b. Fillaywa, and Bencoly and Ed Filiaywa
were also shot. and died soon after Another
boy named George Best was wounded in
both arms, but it is likely he will recover,
Grant Best surrendered himself Immediately
after the shooting and claims it was acciden-
tai, which is generally believed, as the
wounded boy is his brother
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Cities Under Water.


ST. JOHN. \. f., May Tho flood in the
81. John river continues to sweep with resist
less force. AT st. John the water was eight
inches last night, and ii is now ON a level
with the floors OF number of buildings.
There is every indication that the food will
increase for several days yet Occupants of
stores and dwellings in the endangered dis
trict are moving their goods tc place of
safety.
To-day it looks as if the whole of Frederic
ton City would be submerged by foot or
more Of water. as the streets are perfectly
level, and the water is now running over
them
The damage in this province and Maine is
already immense.
BANGOR, ME.. May 5.--Reports from all
over the State show that the loss from the
flood is immense and that in many quarters
the worst is yet TO come. Business is gener-
ally suspended in number of towns, and
some Of the railroads do not expect to be
able to resume through business for two
weeks.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Kicked to Death.

BUFFALO y. Y, May 5.-The Superior
grand jury to-day found indictments against
Henry Mahon, John Sharkey and Edward
Sommer, attendants at the Buffalo State In
sane Asylum,who are charged with killing
Charles W. Brown, of Bennington, Wyom-
ing county, \. y, who was a patient al the
died of broken neck, eiylt ribs and internal
injuries. The chrrge is of manslaughter in
the second degree. The jury found that the
attendants kicked, stamped upon and other
wise maltreated Brown, but that they did
not intend by their cruelties to kill him. The
second count finds that lac was injured with
instruments, the character of which were TO
the jury unknwn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Hurricane in Michigan.

MARQUETTE. Mich, May IA terrific
wind swept over the Upper Peninsula Mon
day afternoon, completely prostrating tele-
graph and telephone wires and doing great
damage At lhpeming, Haughton Negau-
nee, Escanaba and all through from Fort
Howard to Iron river and from Norway TO
Saulte ST. Maria, communication was en-
tirely destroyed. Many buildings were un-
rooted. chimneys demolished, and railroad
travel badly interrupted by fallen trees.
Men in the woods were terribly frighten-
ed At Norway John Coleman was killed
by falling tree. AtQuinnessee the Mason
ic Hall and firemen's building was demol-
ished At Iron Mountain great damage was
done TO houses. 1t is believed that when
communication is restored reports of general
havoc viii be received from all quarters.
Nothing but the most meagre reports are
at present
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11

GOVERNOR GORDON of Georgia. last
week pardoned two brothers named kel-
ly, under circumstances that brings TO
public attention an almost forgotten trag-
edy. The two brothers were engaged in
a riot at Dawson, in Georgia seventeen
years ago, where a fight with a circus
company occurred, in which several men
We're killed. They We're tried and con-
victed of murder, for carele SLY shooting
one Of their friends and were sentenced
TO the penitentiarr for twenty years.
While. in Jail they escaped and fed to
Florida, where oneof them is now men,
ber of the Legislature and the other Su-
perintendent Of Public Education. Their
friends in Georgia petitioned the Cover
nor for pardon, but he refused to take
action, until they gave themselves up TO
the proper authorities This they did
last week, and their pardon followed.
Both men are said to have lived exem-
plary lives in Florida and To be highly re-
spected
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Storm at Columbus.

CoLuMBus, o., May "a terrific storm of
wind and rain accompanied by hgt thing
passed over Columbus this afternoon The
clouds hung down 10 the very earth and the
darkness was that of night. The wind blew
a perfect gale from the south, and signs avn
ings and the like were sent whirling through
the air The roof of the bridge over the
Scioto River on the Harrisburg road was
blown off The entire steeple of the Second
Presbyterian Church was lifted bodily from
the stone foundation and. with the large bell
used as the fire-alarn, carried over a score
of telephone wires without breaking single
one, when ii fell with fearful crash, alarm
ing everybody in the vicinity shaking build
ings for several squares. The loss sustained
by the church will be about $4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
Some storm Strokes:

PrrTsBURe May 9.--The newly erected Epis
copal Mission Church. Allegheny. was struck
by lightning last Saturday and damaged to
the extent of $1,000. The Troy Hill Catho-
lie Church was also struck, 5000 loss result
ing
VIM. Blackburn & Bro, at Stewart station
Pennsylvania railroad engaged in dairying,
had their barnset on fire by lightning and
burned down Friday night Eighteen cows
and one horse were burned and the loss is
about $500; insurance, 500.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11

In his report of the operations of the
Pennsylvania Railroad for the year 1856
General Manager Pugh SAYS " The gross
earnings of the main line from Philadel.
phia to Pittsburgh were s3l, ,l32, ,2s7 The
gross earnings of the Philadelphia and
Erie division were S3,70S. .4s4, and the
net earnings of the new Jersey division
were s4,lls,93l: the net earnings of the
entire road being sl4, ,939,s0 There were
built in the Altoona shops during the
year l24 locomotives, 80 passenger equip
ment cars, 1906 freight equipment cars,
and l04 maintenance of way ears At
the Renoya shops 80 freight equipment
cars were built and at the West Phia-
delphia shops 9 passenger cars were
hrilf
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-11
THE REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK.
A Frank Estimate of the Porspects
and the Difficulties.

and the Difftcuitie6.
From the Washington star nnd
A Star reporter met Republican congress-
man to-day who talked freely about the po-
Iitical outlook of his party. bat objected to
being quoted He says that up to about the
time Congress adjourned he had accepted
il as a foregone conclusion that Mr.. Blaine
would be their next nominee Since then he
has become doubtful.
Sherman. he says, has made some big
strides Of late. and there seems now 10 be
close race between them, with il very doubt
full which is in the lead. II looks more like
Sherman he SAYS $ than it ever did before
but il may be that neither win get il. What
ever we may say publicly, We all know that
il is not going TO be an easy thing to beat
Mr.. Cleveland We will have no show ia
the fight if we enter il Handicapped with in
internal differences.
The party leaders recognize the fact that
the whole party has got 10 pull together 10
win, and that individual preferences have
got to be sunk forthe good ofthe whole party
They are trying to effect harmony, and the
claims of individuals will be set aside for
the time The question is, Who will best
hold the entire Republican strength and
the effort will be to nominate the man who
will do this This makes it a little uncer-
tain about Mr.. Blaine. 1t may be that neith-
er Blaine nor sherman will get the nomina-
ton. but that some outside man will be call
ed. II is claimed for MIR. Blaine that he
viii draw mord Democratic votes than he
will lose Republican. II is certain that he
would ct more Democratic votes than any
other Republican could. But the question Is
whether it is well 10 trust 10 this.
Many of the best party leaders hold that
the fate of the party must lie with men OF Its
own faith and that the strongest candidate
is the man who can carry the whole party.
This will all be carefully considered before it
becomes sure thing for anyone. There is
no doubt in the world that Mr.. Cleveland is
very well liked by many of our best Repub-
lican statesmen Some of the best men OF
the party went with him before, and the
probability that he would still more ofthemn
we should nominate Blaine must be consid-
cred. We must not deceive ourselves. The
Conkling element is as bitter against Mr
Blaine as ever, and the hatred of Mr.. Ed
munds for him is intense This must all be
considered. We will have TO use our forces
to the very best advantage to beat Mr. Cleve-
land and the wisest counsel will have to be
followed. do not mean by this that Mr..
Blaine may not be the choice of the party,
but that he will be is by no means as certain
as it seemed to be a few months ago He
will not be nominated as mere matter OF
sentiment